Fantasy All-Star Rock Band, Day 48: Pick A Songwriter for the Band!

[cherokeesam]

Welcome to Day 48, Band 7 of the Fantasy All-Star Rock Band Challenge!

Congratulations to the Ozark Mountain Daredevils' BUDDY BRAYFIELD, who joins the band on keyboards!


Now pick a SONGWRITER for the band!

Pick artists who represent the best in Southern rock --- be it true southern rock, or rockabilly, or blues/blues rock, or country/ country rock/ alt-country....

I'm not going to *require* that a nominee be from the South (that's Southern US, by the way, in case our friends in Europe, Asia or Oz were wondering ); just that their sound has typically been considered part of one of the above southern genres. (I can think of several major "southern rock" groups right off the top of my head that are/were based in California, the UK, or Australia....)

You may choose any southern rock artist from the 1950s on, male or female, living or dead. Since it's a theme week, there's no "retired band member" restrictions, either.

Day 1: Vocalist: Ronnie Van Zant
Day 2: Lead Guitarist: Duane Allman
Rhythm Guitarist: Hughie Thomasson
Day 3: Drummer: Frank Beard
Day 4: Bassist: Berry Oakley
Day 5: Keyboardist: Buddy Brayfield
Day 6: Songwriter(s): ???
Day 7: Name This Band!

For further rules and formatting, go here:

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116814


Good luck, and happy voting! (Voting closes at ***10 PM EST*** tomorrow.)
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[thedoorsdk]

I'm not sure how to pick just one, but Ronnie was always a hell of a writer. I figure the whole band can arrange/compose the music through jam sessions.

Ronnie Van Zant: 1

[cherokeesam]

Ronnie Van Zant: 2

I hate to be obvious, too, but yeah, Ronnie was one helluva writer. In some ways, I'd say the Allmans were/are the more technically skilled of the southern bands (Duane and Gregg, Dickie Betts, Berry Oakley, Warren Haynes and the Trucks boys ftw), but Skynyrd always had the best lyrics. Some of it was awful (I actually can't stand Mr. Saturday Night Special, What's Your Name or even Gimme Three Steps), but the lyrics for Sweet Home Alabama, Curtis Loew, All I Can Do Is Write About It and Simple Man are just stunning.

[a21schizoidman]

Ronnie Van Zant: 2
Hughie Thomasson: 1

[Rockbandfan23467]

Sam, did you see my post in the keyboarist thread?

BTW,

RVZ:3
Hughie Thomasson: 1

[WingsOfSteel]

Ronnie Van Zant: 4
Hughie Thomasson: 1

[MrFruitLord]

Ronnie Van Zant: 5
Hughie Thomasson: 1

[schmeankman]

Ronnie Van Zant: 6
Hughie Thomasson: 1

[thedoorsdk]

Ronnie Van Zant: 2

I hate to be obvious, too, but yeah, Ronnie was one helluva writer. In some ways, I'd say the Allmans were/are the more technically skilled of the southern bands (Duane and Gregg, Dickie Betts, Berry Oakley, Warren Haynes and the Trucks boys ftw), but Skynyrd always had the best lyrics. Some of it was awful (I actually can't stand Mr. Saturday Night Special, What's Your Name or even Gimme Three Steps), but the lyrics for Sweet Home Alabama, Curtis Loew, All I Can Do Is Write About It and Simple Man are just stunning.

Yeah, musically I think the Allmans were light-years ahead of Skynyrd, but Ronnie was definitely a more gifted writer than Gregg. Though I do dislike a fair-share of Skynyrd's material (I only really enjoy their first album), I can usually at least appreciate the lyrics.
Not that Gregg Allman or Dickey Betts didn't write great songs either, but they were often much more simplistic and less ambitious.

[a21schizoidman]

im starting to think many of you are mixing up songwriter with lyricist